Irrigating device.



v`l`N1TED STATES atented September 8,- 1903.

CORA IRENE WILSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRRIGATING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 738,508, clated September 8, 1903.

Application filed December 9,1902. $erial No. 134,478. (No model.)

T0 all whmie it nuty conccrn:

Be it known that I, CORA IRENE WILSON, a citizen of the United States, resding in the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Irrigating Devices, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to improvements in irrigating devices.

It has for its object to provide a device which may be located inside the upper portion of the walls of aflower pot or similar receptacle, and by means of which, water may be constantly supplied to the upper region of the subsoil contained in the fiower pot or similar receptacle. The water being so supplied gradually works its Way downthrongh the soil over the roots of plants which may be growing in the fiower pot, to the bottom of the fiower pot where it is permitted to escape through suitable drainage openings.

The water being supplied to the upperportion of the soil is distributed throughout the soil in the fiower pot With greater evenness and with greater thoroughness, by reason of the fact that the usual capillary action is assisted and supplemented by the gravitating action of the water.

The invention resides in the form and specific arrangement of the parts as hereinafter described and specifically pointed out in the claims.

A good form of my device is illustrated in the drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan viewofa fiower pot illustrating my invention; and,

Figure 2 is a central Vertical sectional view thereof.

Referring to the drawings,

The numeral 1 designates a fiower pot being, in the form shown, of truncated cone shape. The form or contour of the fiower pot may be changed, however, to any other form which may be desired.

Secured to the fiower pot, inside the upper portionsl of the walls thereof, is a receptacle or reservoir 2, which is located about the up- 'per region of the subsoil, and which is adaptwalls of the fiower pot, but obviously, the construction may be modified, because, as it is the object of the invention to provide a water holding receptacle inside the flower pot, it is immaterial whether the said receptacle is integral With the fiower pot oris positioned within the walls thereof in some other suitable manner.

Within the region of the receptacle or reservoir 2, the fiower pot is provided, as clearly shown in the drawings, with elongated slots or openings 3, their object being to permit the passage of water from the receptacle 2 into the interior of the fiower pot.

As illustrated, the upper edge of the receptacle or reservoir occupies a position coincident with the plane of the upper edge of the walls of the fiower pot 1, whereby the water therein will entirely surround the upper portion of the soil in the fiower pot. ll do not wish, however, to be restricted to the specific construction illustrated, as it may be found desirable to locate the upper edge of the said receptacle somewhat below the upper edge of the walls of the fiower pot.

While the slots or openings are shown in each of the figures as elongated and rectangular in Outline, it is to be understood that they may be ofan'y other shape or contour desired and may occupy different positions relative to the water-holding receptacle, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

4 are projections located upon the base of the flower pot by means of which the said fiower potfis supported in a slightly raised position, so that the air can have free access to all parts of the fiower pot, the base as Well as the sides thereof.

By providing means for permitting the air to come into contact with all parts of the surface of the fiower pot, the amount of evaporation is increased, whereby the circulation of the water through the soil in the fiower pot is increased, and whereby also Ithe soil within the fiower pot is maintained in an aerated condition, suitable to the 'healthy growth of the plants.

The salient features of the invention are embodied in a fiower pot which is provided with a water holding receptacle which is located inside the upper portion of the walls of IOO the fiower po't, and about the upper region of the subsoil contained in the said flower pot or other similar earth holding device.

Having thus described my invention, I c1aim-- 1. As an article of manufacture, a flower pot having' an open topped water holding receptacle, forrned integral with the upper portion of the walls of the fiower pot and located within said walls, the said receptacle being provided with openings in its sides Whereby it is adapted to supply water to the upper region of the subsoil within said flower pot, substantially as described.

2. As an article of manufacture, a flower pot havingits base provided with projections,

CORA IRENE WILSON.

In presence of- S. SALOME BROOKE, THos. K. LANCASTER. 

